关于本书
这部经典小说讲述了英国乡村班纳特家几姐妹的生活，她们在社会地位与婚姻的种种复杂问题中周旋。故事以人物为核心，围绕活泼的伊丽莎白·班纳特与矜持的达西先生之间不断变化的关系展开，探讨个人的骄傲与误解如何影响他们对彼此的看法。
开篇
Chapter I.
第一章
IT is a truth universally acknowledged,
这是一条举世公认的真理：
that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
一个拥有大笔财产的单身男子，一定需要一位妻子。
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood,
无论这样一个男人初到一个地方时，他的感情或想法多么不为人知，
this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families,
这条真理在周围人家的心目中都已经那么根深蒂固，
that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
以至于他被看作是他们某一个女儿理所应得的财产。
“My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”
“我亲爱的班纳特先生，”有一天他的太太对他说，“你听说了吗，尼日斐花园终于租出去了？”
Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.
班纳特先生回答说他没听说。
“But it is,” returned she; “for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.”
“可确实租出去了，”她回答说，“因为朗太太刚刚来过这里，她把这件事全都告诉我了。”
Mr. Bennet made no answer.
班纳特先生没有回答。
“Do not you want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife, impatiently.
“你难道不想知道是谁租下了它吗？”他的妻子不耐烦地嚷道。
“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”
“是你想告诉我，而我也不反对听一听。”
This was invitation enough.
这就足够算是邀请了。
“Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says
“哎呀，亲爱的，你要知道，朗太太说，
that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England;
租下尼日斐花园的是英格兰北部一个很有钱的年轻人；
that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place,
说他星期一坐着一辆四匹马拉的轻便马车来看了这个地方，
and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately;
他非常喜欢，立刻就和莫里斯先生谈妥了；
that he is to take possession before Michaelmas,
说他要在米迦勒节以前搬进来，
and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.”
他的几个仆人下周末以前就要住进这栋房子。”
“What is his name?”
“他叫什么名字？”